8504. 'Because today is a sabbath to Jehovah' means because good has been joined to truth by the Lord. This is clear from the meaning of 'a sabbath' as good and truth joined together, dealt with above in 8495; and from the meaning of 'today' as for ever, dealt with immediately above in 8503. The fact that 'Jehovah' in the Word means the Lord has been shown often before.